Windows Server 2022 update gave ESXi host VMs the blue screen blues

November 16, 2023 at 10:52AM Microsoft’s Ignite event will likely not address the problematic Windows Server 2022 Virtual Machines caused by the KB5031364 October update. The update caused issues with starting VMs on VMware ESXi hosts. Microsoft released a fix in November’s update, KB5032198. Administrators had workarounds before the fix, and users expressed disappointment in … Read more

Microsoft fixes Windows Server VMs broken by October updates

November 15, 2023 at 03:57PM Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing blue screens and boot failures in Windows Server 2022 virtual machines (VMs) deployed on VMware ESXi hosts. The problem affected guest VMs on VMware ESXi hosts with an AMD Epyc physical processor. A Windows Server 2022 cumulative update, KB5032198, has now resolved the … Read more

Microsoft shares temp fix for broken Windows Server 2022 VMs

November 9, 2023 at 01:11PM Microsoft has acknowledged a problem causing Windows Server 2022 VMs to experience blue screens and boot failures on VMware ESXi hosts. The issue is related to a specific update released in October 2023. VMware ESXi hosts with certain configurations are affected. Microsoft is working on a fix, but in the … Read more

October Windows Server updates cause Hyper-V VM boot issues

October 17, 2023 at 08:37AM Hyper-V hosts running Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 are experiencing issues with virtual machines (VMs) failing to boot after installing certain Patch Tuesday updates. Uninstalling the problematic updates resolves the issue, and Microsoft has yet to acknowledge it. In the past, the company released emergency updates to fix … Read more